The Cartoon introduction to economics : macroeconomics volume two 1st ed

Author

• Klein, Grady

Additional Author(s)

• Bauman, Yoram

Publisher

New York: Hill and Wang, 2012

Language

English

ISBN

9780809033614

Series

Subject(s)

• MICROECONOMICS

Notes

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Abstract

Need to understand today's economy? This is the book for you. The Cartoon Introduction to Economics, Volume Two: Macroeconomics is the most accessible, intelligible, and humorous introduction to unemployment, inflation, and debt you'll ever read.

Whereas Volume One: Microeconomics dealt with the optimizing individual, Volume Two: Macroeconomics explains the factors that affect the economy of an entire country, and indeed the planet. It explores the two big concerns of macroeconomics: how economies grow and why economies collapse. It illustrates the basics of the labor market and explains what the GDP is and what it measures, as well as the influence of government, trade, and technology on the economy. Along the way, it covers the economics of global poverty, climate change, and the business cycle. In short, if any of these topics have cropped up in a news story and caused you to wish you grasped the underlying basics, buy this book.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

v, 227 p.

Dimension

25 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

v. 1. Microeconomics. pt. 1. The optimizing individual. Introduction --
Decision trees --
Time --
Risk --
From one to some --
pt. 2. Strategic interactions. Cake cutting --
Pareto efficiency --
Simultaneous-move games --
Auctions --
From some to many --
pt. 3. Market interactions. Supply and demand --
Taxes --
Margins --
Elasticity --
The big picture --
Conclusion. v. 2. Macroeconomics. pt. 1. A single macroeconomy. Introduction --
Unemployment --
Money --
Inflation --
Gross domestic product (GDP) --
The role of government --
pt. 2. International trade. Trade and technology --
The classical view of trade --
Complications --
Foreign aid --
Foreign currencies --
pt. 3. Global macroeconomics. The end of the business cycle? --
The end of poverty? --
The end of Planet Earth? --
The end of youth? --
The end.

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